US EditionPentagon, Anthropic Reportedly Stall on $200M AI Deal Over Weapons Use
Anthropic and the Pentagon are stalled over AI safeguards amid concerns about autonomous weapons and surveillance; Anthropic projects $18 billion revenue in 2026, Reuters reported.
- On Jan 29, the U.S. Department of Defense and Anthropic reached a standstill after weeks of contract talks over removing safeguards that could enable autonomous weapons targeting and domestic surveillance.
- In line with a January 9 memo, Pentagon officials argue deployment should hinge on compliance with U.S. law, not corporate usage limits, framing talks as a test of Silicon Valley's influence on U.S. military and intelligence personnel.
- Anthropic has emphasized national-security applications while setting responsible-use limits, noting its AI is `extensively used for national security missions by the U.S. government` after receiving Pentagon contracts last year.
- A Defense Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and reporting says deaths have compounded concern in Silicon Valley about government use of AI for potential violence.
- In an essay this week CEO Dario Amodei outlined ethical limits, stating AI should support defense except where it makes us more like autocratic adversaries, intensifying tensions with the Trump administration.
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Amazon-Backed Anthropic, Pentagon Clash Over AI Safeguards — Officials Push Back Against Limits On Autonomous Weapons, Surveillance: Report - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Amazon-backed Anthropic is in a standoff with the Pentagon over AI safeguards for autonomous weapons and surveillance.
Exclusive: Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over military AI use, sources say
The Pentagon is at odds with artificial-intelligence developer Anthropic over safeguards that would prevent the government from deploying its technology to target weapons autonomously and conduct U.S. domestic surveillance, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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